2022
Eyes wide open: Regulation of arousal by temporal expectations
Shalev N, Nobre A. Eyes wide open: Regulation of arousal by temporal expectations. Cognition 2022, 224: 105062. PMID: 35217263, PMCID: PMC9112164, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2022.105062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel of arousalTemporal predictionLevels of behavioral performanceModulation of arousalRegulation of arousalTemporal structure of eventsAnticipation of upcoming stimuliTonic level of arousalBehavioral performanceUpcoming stimuliStructure of eventsArousal modulationBehavioral benefitsElevated arousalIncreased arousalModulate arousalTemporal expectationsArousalArousal levelAdaptive modulationTonic level
2020
Temporal Expectations Prepare Visual Working Memory for Behavior
Jin W, Nobre A, van Ede F. Temporal Expectations Prepare Visual Working Memory for Behavior. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2020, 32: 2320-2332. PMID: 32897120, PMCID: PMC8357348, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCognitionContingent Negative VariationElectroencephalographyHumansMemory, Short-TermMotivationTimeConceptsVisual working memoryWorking memoryTemporal expectationsTask demandsContext of working memoryWorking memory retentionAnticipated task demandsChange-detection taskContralateral delay activityMemory-guided behaviorInfluence of temporal expectationEEG signaturesAlpha activityAlpha lateralizationMemory retentionElectrophysiological markersBehavioral performanceDelayed activationEEG measuresEEGMemoryAlphaPurpose-Dependent Consequences of Temporal Expectations Serving Perception and Action
van Ede F, Rohenkohl G, Gould I, Nobre A. Purpose-Dependent Consequences of Temporal Expectations Serving Perception and Action. Journal Of Neuroscience 2020, 40: 7877-7886. PMID: 32900836, PMCID: PMC7548698, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1134-20.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal expectationsBrain activityBrain statesFrequency-specific mannerUpcoming perceptionSources of temporal expectationsOscillatory brain activityVisual-motor taskAffected response timesNeurophysiological brain activityBehavioral relevancePerceptual accuracyNeural activityNeural lateralizationNeural statesFemale human volunteersRelevant dimensionsBrainModality-StateTaskHuman volunteersPerceptionResponse speedResponse time
2018
Early Behavioural Facilitation by Temporal Expectations in Complex Visual-motor Sequences
Heideman S, van Ede F, Nobre A. Early Behavioural Facilitation by Temporal Expectations in Complex Visual-motor Sequences. Neuroscience 2018, 389: 74-84. PMID: 29802816, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleHumansLearningMaleMotivationPsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsVisual-motor sequencesTemporal expectationsTemporal orientationReaction time differencesSpatial-temporal sequenceBehavioral facilitationBehavioral benefitsIncidental learningInter-element intervalsFacilitatory influenceBehavioral responsesIncidental acquisitionTemporal cuesLate blockMultiple presentationsSequential structureSessionsTaskCentral hypothesisParticipantsModified versionCuesSequence structureExpectationsLong intervals
2012
Power corrupts co-operation: cognitive and motivational effects in a double EEG paradigm
Kanso R, Hewstone M, Hawkins E, Waszczuk M, Nobre A. Power corrupts co-operation: cognitive and motivational effects in a double EEG paradigm. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2012, 9: 218-224. PMID: 23160813, PMCID: PMC3907926, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nss122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of interpersonal powerEvent-related potential analysisExpectation of rewardPairs of participantsBehavioral accuracyAttention taskMonetary rewardsMotivational effectsEEG paradigmInterpersonal powerMotivational resourcesSubjective magnitudesRewardNeutral groupConflict detectionMonetary lossesParticipantsParadigmCo-operative performanceLevel of controlTaskSubordinates
2011
Modulation of neural activity by motivational and spatial biases
Baines S, Ruz M, Rao A, Denison R, Nobre A. Modulation of neural activity by motivational and spatial biases. Neuropsychologia 2011, 49: 2489-2497. PMID: 21570417, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2011.04.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related potentialsLateralised readiness potentialNeural activityCognitive processesTime course of information processingCourse of information processingInfluence behavioral performanceLate cognitive processesNon-rewarding stimuliModulation of neural activityAnalysis of stimuliP300-like potentialsReaction timeModulate neural activityReward trialsPosner taskCue stimulusEffect of motivationMotivational biasesBehavioral performanceTarget stimuliStimulus representationsReadiness potentialSpatial attentionSpatial expectations
2003
The posterior cingulate and medial prefrontal cortex mediate the anticipatory allocation of spatial attention
Small DM, Gitelman DR, Gregory MD, Nobre AC, Parrish TB, Mesulam M. The posterior cingulate and medial prefrontal cortex mediate the anticipatory allocation of spatial attention. NeuroImage 2003, 18: 633-641. PMID: 12667840, DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(02)00012-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexCue benefitPrefrontal cortexPosterior cingulateAttention-related areasNeutral cuesCentral cuesSpatial attentionSpatial expectancyFMRI scanningIrrelevant locationsMotivational valenceGreater activationParietal cortexBrain regionsCuesPeripheral targetsReaction timeCingulateCortexDistractibilityExpectancySignificant eventsAttentionValence
2001
Hunger Selectively Modulates Corticolimbic Activation to Food Stimuli in Humans
LaBar K, Gitelman D, Parrish T, Kim Y, Nobre A, Mesulam M. Hunger Selectively Modulates Corticolimbic Activation to Food Stimuli in Humans. Behavioral Neuroscience 2001, 115: 493-500. PMID: 11345973, DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.115.2.493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingHuman functional magnetic resonance imagingAnterior fusiform gyrusVentral visual streamState of hungerState-dependent activityCorticolimbic structuresInteroceptive statesFusiform gyrusCorticolimbic activationSatiated conditionsHuman amygdalaHungry stateParahippocampal gyrusSatiated stateBrain structuresVisual streamResponse to foodFood-stimuliIrrelevant objectsAmygdalaVisual stimuliSensory cuesInferotemporal regionGyrus